Postponed - Wetland Centre Spring 2020 Workshop

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The Wetland Centre Spring 2020 Workshop has been postponed due to the COVID-19 situation. We hope to hold this event in the fall, sign up for our newsletter to be notified or check back for for the new date .

The Evergreen Learning and Innovation Society (ELIS) and Ducks Unlimited Canada’s National Boreal Program (DUC) invite you to a free full-day Wetlands Workshop on April 21, 2020. This workshop is in support of the Wetland Centre at Evergreen Park project and will build on the success and outcomes of last year’s workshop.

Register here.

The purpose of the workshop is to showcase and discuss examples of community, training, and research projects with the goal of: 1. raising awareness and understanding of Alberta’s boreal wetlands, and 2. informing the development of and activities at the Wetland Centre.

Key themes for the spring 2020 workshop include:

  • Wetland literacy – share information about boreal wetland types, functions, and values

  • Learning from experience – examples of community, training, and research projects

  • Bridging traditional wetland knowledge and western science

  • Wetland Centre project – update on what has been done and what comes next

This event is made possible by the generous support of our workshop sponsors, Hammerhead Resources Inc. and Pembina Pipelines.

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Why should you attend?

Participants will…

  • Learn about boreal wetlands and examples of current wetland training, research, and community projects taking place in Alberta

  • Hear updates on the Wetland Centre project and opportunities to get involved

  • Generate ideas for conducting new research, demonstrations, training, and other wetland programming at the Wetland Centre

  • Explore opportunities for bridging traditional wetland knowledge and western wetland science

  • Network and engage with a diverse group of stakeholders with shared interests in wetland conservation, education, management, and reclamation.

Who should attend?

Anyone interested in the intersection of boreal wetlands and resource management in Alberta’s boreal should consider attending this workshop. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning more and contributing ideas, including:

  • Industry

  • Government

  • Indigenous communities

  • Researchers

  • Contractors and consultants

  • Educators

  • NGOs and associations

  • Anyone wanting to set up a booth to share information

  • Anyone else!

Workshop deliverables

Proceedings from the workshop will be distributed to participants and will include summaries of the day’s discussions.